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Easy Ideas to Save Money on Your Wedding

Thursday, June 23, 2011

You don't have to go broke to host a
celebrity-quality bash. Create a do-it-yourself wedding in
style with The Print Shop - America's favorite desktop publishing
software. Here are some easy tips to help you save money
while creating an impressive custom event.

Design It Yourself
- Wedding invitations cost a lot of money because you are paying
someone else to create them for you. But who knows you and
your fiancé better than you do? The Print Shop is an
incredibly easy tool for creating your own Save the Dates,
Invitations, Reception Cards, RSVP Cards, Thank You Cards and
more.

Find a Style You Like and
Recreate It - Do you want a beach wedding? Or the
feeling of a Spanish dinner party? Or perhaps a
Japanese-inspired cherry blossom feel is more your taste? One
easy way to create exactly what you are looking for is to find a
style you like at one of those expensive design shops, and then
make it yourself using The Print Shop.

Check Out
PrintShopPacks.com - In addition to the enormous gallery
of templates and clip art that comes with the software, The Print
Shop offers an online store filled with absolutely gorgeous clip
art and templates for weddings. The Packs can be purchased
for an incredibly low price (between FREE and $9.99) and then
customized for your occasion.

Keep It Simple - In
almost every case, simple is elegant. Choose no more than
three colors, one or two pieces of clip art, maybe a background
paper, and that's it. You can use these same items on
everything from Save the Dates to Thank You notes. This rule
works for any theme and it should become your mantra as you make
decisions on clothing, table settings, flowers and more.

Choose the Right
Paper - Paper quality is the difference between a backyard
barbecue and a $50,000 wedding. You can buy beautiful paper
stock at any store from Staples to Walmart to Target. If you
want to invest slightly more, try the elegant and unique styles at
Paper Source (www.paper-source.com).
And if you want to fool your guests into thinking you spent
thousands on your stationery, don't forget the inner envelope,
outer envelope, embossers, ribbons and enclosures.

Save Time with Mail
Merge - The Print Shop is not just about saving money,
it's also about saving time (and let's be honest, your hand
too!). Addressing envelopes can take FOREVER. The Print
Shop has an integrated address book and the ability to merge fields
into anything from addresses on the envelopes to names in the thank
you notes. Plus you can import contacts from just about any
source, including Gmail®, Outlook® and Excel®.

Professional
Printing - Professional printing doesn't have to be
expensive. If you make a design in The Print Shop, you can
get it printed at your local FedEx Office store. They
typically have thicker card stocks with a variety of finishes,
including linen. Ask about wax printing for an impressive
textured effect.

Create a Complete
Event - Creating a coordinated event is about paying
attention to the details. Here are some other things you can
make using The Print Shop: